Robert Swain

Abt 1830 - 1909  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Robert Swain
  Born	Abt 1830	Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 1909	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Cause: paralysis and old age
  Robert's Vital Statistics death record states that he was 78 when he died, however there are two different death dates on record. One record shows that on Dec 23, 1908, a Robert Swain died from paralysis, but another entry shows that a Robert Swain died Jan 9, 1909 from old age. The Voters List of 1908 shows only one Robert Swain lived at Caplin Bay. There is family lore that the attending physician thought that Robert was dead and prematurely recorded his death on the first date. Shortly afterwards, it was realized by the family that Robert was actually still alive, and he remained so for the next two weeks!
  Buried	Abt 11 Jan 1909	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  	No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.
  Person ID	I23	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Swain,   b. Abt 1790, Co. Wexford, Ireland? ,   d. Abt 1852, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryan,   b. Abt 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Married	Abt 1816  [1]
  Family lore states that Elizabeth (Betsy) Bryan, from Ferryland, was the wife of Robert Swain. Although there were several Bryan (O' Brien) families in Ferryland in 1800, there are no matches with any females recorded in that census. However, there was one later event that may suggest some kinship with the Bryans (O'Briens) of Ferryland. One of the co-defendants, named in the civil suit against Robert Swain and "others" in 1830, was a Timothy Brien. We can speculate that this may have been Timothy Jr. who was recorded under his Irish name "Teague" at Ferryland in the 1800 Census. He married at St. John's in 1827, however, the marriage record states he was from Ferryland. His reason for being at Stone Island in 1830 is not known, but his presence there raises the possibility that he may have been fishing with, or assisting, (his "brother-in-law?), Robert Swain. From 1840 onward, the Voters Lists shows Timothy Bryan living on the north side of Ferryland in the area(s) known as Freshwater and Bark House.
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Evoy,   b. Bef 1840, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1869, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Married	Abt 1857
  There may have been other children in this marriage, but only four have been identified so far. It is curious that the baptisms for two of their four children, (Mary and John), were recorded in Holy Apostles RC Parish, but no records were found for the other two,(Catherine and Elizabeth), in the parish baptism records in the Ferryland area. However in the 1921 Newfoundland Census, both Catherine and Elizabeth indicated that they were born at Caplin Bay in the 1870s.
  Children	1. Mary Charlotte "Polly" Swain,   b. Abt Mar 1858, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 7 Jun 1931, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 73 years) + 2. John Joseph Swain,   b. Abt Dec 1859, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Feb 1894, Little Bay, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 34 years) + 3. Catherine "Kate" Swain,   b. Abt 1863, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 28 Mar 1931, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 68 years) + 4. Elizabeth "Liz" Swain,   b. Abt 1869, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 5 May 1943, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1830 - Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Died - Cause: paralysis and old age - 9 Jan 1909 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 11 Jan 1909 - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S41] Newfoundland Vital Statistics - Ferryland District - 1890 - 1940, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/1vstats-fer-idx.shtml - Transcribed information posted under "Vital Statistics Records, Ferryland District).